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b"Mary Jane Jones, known professionally as Vickie Jones, was arrested on fraud charges on 15th February, 1969 after successfully impersonating soul legend Aretha Franklin during multiple sold-out shows across Florida.\\nWhen her case ended up before a judge, Jones maintained her innocence, insisting that she had been press-ganged into the deception by conman, kidnapper and semi-professional James Brown impersonator, Lavelle Hardy.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly look at the surprising similarities between the lives of Jones and Franklin; discuss why audiences in the 1960s couldn\\u2019t tell real performers from fake ones; and ponder whether Jones deserves a little more R.E.S.P.E.C.T\\u2026\\xa0\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018An Aretha Franklin Impersonator Fooled Fans (Then Became A Star)\\u2019 (Cracked, 2022): https://www.cracked.com/article_34398_an-aretha-franklin-impersonator-fooled-fans-then-became-a-star.html\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The Counterfeit Queen of Soul\\u2019 (Smithsonian magazine, 2018):\\xa0\\nhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/counterfeit-queen-soul-180969340/\\xa0\\n\\u2022 \\u2018The Bizarre Story of the Imitation Queen of Soul\\u2019 (Today I Found Out, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mqmEN9RcdU\\xa0\\n#60s #Person #Music #Strange #US\\nLove the show? Join\\xa0\\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\\xa0\\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0or\\xa0Patreon.\\xa0Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"